Assistant Manager Design & Illustration
Oxford University Press ·
- Category
- Design
- Experience
- 3+ years
A hands-on design and illustration role at Oxford University Press in Karachi: the person creates book layouts, cover artwork, and illustrations for educational publishing across print and digital, while coordinating design workflows, schedules, and prepress quality. Core tools are Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
About the Role:
The incumbent will play an active, execution-focused role in developing high-quality educational books and publishing materials across print and digital formats. This position combines direct creative production with day-to-day project coordination, ensuring exceptional visual storytelling, brand consistency, and engaging content that meets rigorous publishing standards.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Hands-on Creative Execution: Directly design and produce book layouts, cover artwork, and digital assets while actively creating and standardizing illustrations across various titles.
- Production & Workflow Coordination: Assist in managing day-to-day design pipelines, tracking schedules, and ensuring all deliverables transition smoothly from concept to print-ready and digital formats.
- Quality & Brand Consistency: Maintain meticulous attention to typography, vector precision, color integrity, and prepress standards across all published deliverables.
- Design Trends & Experimentation: Explore modern layout techniques, evolving illustration styles, and digital creative tools to keep product aesthetics fresh and engaging.
About You
The ideal candidate should have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia Arts, Visual Communication, or a related discipline.
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on professional design and illustration experience, ideally within educational publishing, editorial design, or creative media.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) with a strong portfolio showcasing book layout, typography, and vector artwork.
- Solid understanding of prepress workflows, print production specifications, and digital asset preparation.
- Proven ability to manage multiple project deadlines independently while collaborating effectively in a team setting.